Mk6 LED Taillights

**acornale** · 30-05-2014, 03:52 PM

Has anyone had any experience with these? Brand NEW VW Golf MK6 R LED Clear RED Style Tail Lights VW VI 6 GTD GTI | eBay

It says no coding required... I wonder how true it is!

**Lucas_R** · 30-05-2014, 05:47 PM

^ spend $100 more and get genuine ones from Bold Sport. I recently got a set from them (cheapest i could find) and they look great and i can confirm they are genuine.

**Stitzy** · 31-05-2014, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by VeeDub23

Hi all

I'm very keen to get the R lights for my 118TSI, build date JAN 09.

I noted somewhere in the early pages of this thread that it said LEDs are not supported pre June 09 however i'm just a little confused...

Referring AdamD's post #270 in this thread....

Build date: Prior to 2009
LEDs not supported

Build date: 2009, prior to week 22
Central Electrics Revision*: 03xx
Headlights: Halogen or Bi-Xenon
- Coding (hex): 4
- Coding (binary): 00000100

Being that mine is Jan 09, i believe it falls in bucket 2...so my question is, has anyone installed the LED tails and coded a Pre June 09 car?(going by above, it looks like it's possible)
Question 2, anyone in Melb willing to complete the coding for me?

Thanks!!!

Hi everyone,

I'm also very interested in the R tail lights but am in a similar situation as "VeeDub23" was, where the build date of my GTI is May 09. Some posts have mentioned build dates before June being unsupported, and others saying May.

I'm new to the whole coding side of things and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

**AdamD** · 31-05-2014, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Stitzy

I'm also very interested in the R tail lights but am in a similar situation as "VeeDub23" was, where the build date of my GTI is May 09. Some posts have mentioned build dates before June being unsupported, and others saying May.

As per the posts leading on from the one you've quoted above, it all comes down to the version of the CECM in your car, as to whether the LEDs are supported or not. I'd suggest your first task would be locate someone who can scan your car with VCDS and obtain the module version, which will then allow you to determine whether you need to buy a later version module in order to fit the LEDs.

Check this thread for people in your area with VCDS who can help you:
VAG-COM scanning, who can help

**moda** · 22-06-2014, 08:22 PM

Gents, does anyone know, with the OEM/Hella LED tails, if you get a set for LHD (ie fog on left and reverse on right), how easy is it to convert to RHD (fog on right and reverse on left)?

It looks like they're just standard halogen bulbs, so it should be just a matter of swapping the bulbs over, right?

**AdamD** · 23-06-2014, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by moda

It looks like they're just standard halogen bulbs, so it should be just a matter of swapping the bulbs over, right?

Bulbs, reflectors, switches/wiring... not an easy job. I don't know of anyone who's done it. Just buy the RHD set, or leave them switched and get an auto-electrician to switch the wires. (That's technically not a legal solution, but I doubt anyone would notice.)

**moda** · 23-06-2014, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by AdamD

Bulbs, reflectors, switches/wiring... not an easy job. I don't know of anyone who's done it. Just buy the RHD set, or leave them switched and get an auto-electrician to switch the wires. (That's technically not a legal solution, but I doubt anyone would notice.)

Fair enough. I found a set of LHD Hellas (confirmed by looking up the Hella part numbers, which also gave the VW part numbers, which were for a pair of LHD Dark Cherries w/ fog lights) on eBay. With the 15% off ebay code, it would have been ~$500 shipped, which is super cheap.

Oh wells. Still, cheapest I can find is at Bold-Sport, ~$700 shipped.

**SAINIside** · 24-06-2014, 10:47 AM

I've been contemplating this too. Think the OEMs are too expensive for what it is, but can't bring myself to buy cheaper reps.

However, decided I will go OEM through Bold Sport. Based on current pricing and fx rates, shipped to Melbourne they work out to AUD$808. The Depo reps on eBay work out to $582. So for $226 more, you get an OEM product. Not $100 more like some casually say, but still not that much more considering the benefits of an OEM product over Reps.

**AdamD** · 25-06-2014, 09:05 AM

Has anyone contacted the German VW dealer that a bunch of us purchased genuine LEDs from some time back? I paid around $700 for mine a few years back; depending on the exchange rate and other factors he could still be quite price-competitive.

See here for details.

**moda** · 25-06-2014, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by AdamD

Has anyone contacted the German VW dealer that a bunch of us purchased genuine LEDs from some time back? I paid around $700 for mine a few years back; depending on the exchange rate and other factors he could still be quite price-competitive.

See here for details.

Just sent ozram a pm for deets, will find out how much the dealer can do these days and let ya'll know